- 2 Frassetto Way - Lincoln Park, NJ 07035
Behind the Curtain: The Tony Walton Collection Day 2
Lot 600:
Tony Walton (British, 1934-2022). A Tale of Two Cities. Portfolio with 24 manila folders containing set design artwork and other materials related to the production. Includes originals in various mediums including pencil, gouache, and with many prints and copies. Various set design elements. Folder A: Carriages, 2 pencil sketches on tracing paper, 2 prints with hand painting and 11 additional prints and copies; B: Boat, 2 sketches on tracing paper with handwritten notations, prints and reference materials; C: Chandelier, rough sketch on tracing paper with an additional partial sketch and photocopies and reference photos; D: Lion Heads, prints, copies and reference materials; E: Preliminary Designs, 3 pencil sketches and 7 photocopied sketches; F: Rough Sketches: 9 pencil sketches on various paper types, colored pencil sketch, 1 photocopied sketch; G: Bar & Inn, reference photos and copies of sketches for various elements; H: Goat’s Gut Tavern, gouache and collage on paper sign, gouache on paper sign, print with alternate colors, 4 pencil sketches and 2 additional prints; I: Courtyard Banners, prints and reference photos; J: Grindstone, 2 sketches with additional photocopies and reference photos; K: Graveyard, gouache on paper, pencil sketch, reference materials; L: Graveyard Pit, 3 pencil sketches; M: Curtain & Balloon: 2 pencil sketches, prints; N: Wine Barrel, 2 pencil sketches; O: Guillotine, head receiving basket gouache on paper, rough sketch in red ink, reference materials; P: Signage, 4 lettering sketches on tracing paper; Q: Set Model photos; R: Bookcase, prints, reference, photocopies; S: Star Drops, 2 sketches on tracing paper, additional photocopies; T: Trees, 4 prints; U: Towers, model photos, technical drawings, copies, sketches; V: Finale, prints; W: Wine Spill, sepia ink on tracing paper sketch and 2 photocopies of the same image; X: Historical Stylistic research materials. With an A Tale of Two Cities window card poster. Trees largest print 13" x 19". All as is and in production used condition. Created by Tony Walton for the Broadway production of A Tale of Two Cities, Al Hirschfeld Theatre, 2008. The show opened at the Asolo Repertory Theatre in Florida before moving to Broadway. Though he would continue working as a director and occasional designer for off-Broadway, regional and ballet productions, A Tale of Two Cities was Tony Walton’s final Broadway show.
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